Zakka Along Week 17 Handy Market Tote

I have been a bag maker for many years. I have made all types and styles so naturally I LOVED making this bag. So far I have made a total of 6 of these useful bags. This pattern is great and the instructions are written very clearly. Everyone I know must have one of these for Christmas! I have cut out a few more and I will stock pile them for the upcoming holidays. There IS only 99 days till Christmas. :)

Zakka Style Sew Along weeks 6 thru 10

 

Well, well, well, imagine that.

I got side tracked and forgot to  make another blog post .

Week 6 of the Zakka Sew-A-Long was these tiny quilt magnets. I am you telling you what, this project was difficult. I am not really great with tiny sewing projects, so  I was very happy when it was done.

Week 7 was a mug rug. I have to say I  never even  heard of a mug rug, but I own one now. I can use it when I drink my tea. :)

Week 8 was the block quilt. Surprisingly I have never made a quilt before.  I found it to be fun and will probably catch the quilting bug sooner than later. lol

Week 9 was the Stem messenger bag. I have made many messenger bags in my lifetime so I didn't find this to be a challenge, but I did like the pattern and have made a few more as gifts.

Week 10 was this great zipper organizer wallet type thing. I like everything about it except actually making it, HA. There were so many steps to the pattern and it also had some hand sewing involved.  As much as I complained about it, I have made 5 of them. And  before the year is over, probably more to come. :)

Well that's it for this blog post. The next 5 I promise to post sooner than the last time.

I vow to start blogging more, especially about all the stuff I am working on. Stuff for fun.  More sewing for me and for my house and family. Less for my business, at least for now.
So today I made this bag for me using some new skills I have acquired doing the Zakka Style Sew Along. I used some of my fav fabrics that I have been hoarding (sound familiar) to create the bag.Here I am sitting on my new deck that the Hubby is working on. Isn't he doing a good job?
 I owe everyone one big blog post about the last 15 projects I have done in the Zakka style sew along. It has been a challenge and an adventure.
Maybe tomorrow lol.
Have a great night
xo

Mary Moon

Our friends at Urban Handmade in Yellow Springs, Ohio have been having daily promotions and discounts this holiday season. Yesterday offer was on bags and purses . Check out the funny  picture with one of my Geisha Girl totes.

I just added some new bags to my Etsy shop
I made up a batch of bags with an Ohio applique

Handmade Tote with Two Exterior Pockets and Two Appliques

Discover Ohio created a commercial for tourism in Ohio. They stopped in at Urban Handmade in Yellow Springs to film a portion of it. Urban Handmade has recently started carrying my bags in their store. If you look closely (and quickly) at the 47 second point of the commercial, you will see my striped owlie purse.
Very fun :o)
Ohio Tourism video
If you see this same commercial on tv you may notice that it was cut down from its original one minute and four seconds, which left my portion out.